AUTM released highlights from its comprehensive AUTM Licensing Activity Survey Summary: FY2011, which will be published later this year. The U.S. highlights reveal that, despite continuing difficult economic conditions, university and research institute licensing and start-up activity remained strong. The number of start-ups formed increased 3% over the previous year, and the number of start-ups remaining operational increased 7%. The University of California System had 48 start-ups in 2011, followed by the University of Illinois Chicago/Urbana, with 21.
In addition, the number of licenses and options executed increased 14% and 7%, respectively, and there was a 24% increase in deals with established small companies. In 2011, the UC System executed 292 licenses and options, followed by the University of Washington/Washington Research Foundation at 194. Fifteen AUTM U.S. member universities executed 100 or more licenses last year.
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